TencentOS Server 2: firefox (TSSA-2023:0273)

high Nessus Plugin ID 238869

Synopsis

The remote TencentOS Server 2 host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of Tencent Linux installed on the remote TencentOS Server 2 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the TSSA-2023:0273 advisory.

Package updates are available for TencentOS Server 2 that fix the following vulnerabilities:

CVE-2023-5721:
It was possible for certain browser prompts and dialogs to be activated or dismissed unintentionally by the user due to an insufficient activation-delay. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 119, Firefox ESR < 115.4, and Thunderbird < 115.4.1.

CVE-2023-5724:
Drivers are not always robust to extremely large draw calls and in some cases this scenario could have led to a crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 119, Firefox ESR < 115.4, and Thunderbird < 115.4.1.

CVE-2023-5725:
A malicious installed WebExtension could open arbitrary URLs, which under the right circumstance could be leveraged to collect sensitive user data. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 119, Firefox ESR < 115.4, and Thunderbird < 115.4.1.

CVE-2023-5728:
During garbage collection extra operations were performed on a object that should not be. This could have led to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 119, Firefox ESR < 115.4, and Thunderbird < 115.4.1.

CVE-2023-5730:
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 118, Firefox ESR 115.3, and Thunderbird 115.3. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 119, Firefox ESR < 115.4, and Thunderbird < 115.4.1.

CVE-2023-5732:
An attacker could have created a malicious link using bidirectional characters to spoof the location in the address bar when visited. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 117, Firefox ESR < 115.4, and Thunderbird < 115.4.1.

CVE-2023-44488:
VP9 in libvpx before 1.13.1 mishandles widths, leading to a crash related to encoding.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Tencent Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://mirrors.tencent.com/tlinux/errata/tssa-20230273.xml

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-5721

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-5724

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-5725

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-5728

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-5730

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-5732

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-44488

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 238869

File Name: tencentos_TSSA_2023_0273.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 6/16/2025

Updated: 6/16/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:tencent:tencentos_server:2, p-cpe:/a:tencent:tencentos_server:firefox

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/etc/os-release, Host/TencentOS/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/4/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/4/2023